Language+Policy+and+Mother+Tongue

NIS - We encourage students to speak English. However, during certain times when ENGLISH is not the focus but a medium, the children speak their home language. On the playground, they are free to speak any language. Our library has books in many languages. We offer German, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean as home languages but these are taught outside regular class times.

Lori Langer de Ramirez suggested a sign that reads English on one side and for example German on the other. At the start of the class, the use of the home language may be use to explain to students the objectives. However, when the sign is displaying the word English, all students speak English.